iPad Update Due in November

Dell ditches 3PAR, iPad gets an update and Google's Chrome has a makeover. Five fast takes on the week's hottest developments.

Although the focus was mostly on iPods and the Apple TV at Apple's Sept. 1 press event in San Francisco, it was the company's announcement of iOS 4.2 that will have the greatest impact on enterprise IT. The software, which is scheduled to launch in November, will allow iPad owners to have multitasking, wireless printing, and other bells and whistles. The update will be free to download when it's made available via iTunes.